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Tuesday, September 22, 1998

75 years of Aloha Tower

Photography by Craig T. Kojima, Star-Bulletin

Rylee Gaspar, Na Ohana O Ke Anuenue dancer, gets ready to dance for the
celebration of Aloha Tower's 72nd birthday. Gaspar was one of 900 hula dancers
who participated in the event Sunday. Dancers performed "Aloha Week Hula,"
"Aloha Tower," and "To You, Sweetheart Aloha," at the base of the tower.

Below, 01tetsu Kobashigawa, left, and Mabel Goto decorate a hula dancer
statue while, at bottom, Jackie Van Blarcom, Kehau Mesiona , Sheena
Victorino, Kristen Hirota, and Harolynn Arakaki, , from Halau Hula
O Kana Kapeka, Dana Henderson kumu hula, wait for their time to dance.



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